For fans of the Funimation/Crunchyroll dub, Episode 207 holds special historical significance:

Interestingly, this episode was the first where the Funimation version stopped dubbing the opening and ending songs into English, using the original Japanese vocals with English subtitles instead. The Story: Long Ring Long Land

On May 18, 2013, this was the very first episode to air on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in the U.S..

It was also the first time One Piece was shown uncut on U.S. television , marking a huge shift from the heavily censored 4Kids era.